Soap actor Sharon Case has portrayed the character Sharon Newman on The Young and the Restless for nearly three decades. While the actor has become a well-known face on the soap, she almost turned down the gig altogether. Here’s why Case originally turned down the opportunity.
Sharon Case almost never played Sharon Newman Hollywood, CA – April 26: Actress Sharon Case attends the CBS Daytime Emmy after party at The Hollywood Athletic Club on April 26, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic)
It’s no secret that Case has been a staple on Y&Rfor decades. However, during a recent appearance on The Talk with fellow soap stars Michelle Stafford and Joshua Morrow, Case revealed that she originally turned down an opportunity to audition for the role of Sharon Newman.
During her interview, Case told the audience how she had been in the process of filming for the 1994 series...
Sharon Case almost never played Sharon Newman Hollywood, CA – April 26: Actress Sharon Case attends the CBS Daytime Emmy after party at The Hollywood Athletic Club on April 26, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic)
It’s no secret that Case has been a staple on Y&Rfor decades. However, during a recent appearance on The Talk with fellow soap stars Michelle Stafford and Joshua Morrow, Case revealed that she originally turned down an opportunity to audition for the role of Sharon Newman.
During her interview, Case told the audience how she had been in the process of filming for the 1994 series...
- 5/10/2023
- by Danielle Gibson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Sharon Case is famous for playing Sharon Newman on The Young and the Restless. Since 1994, Case has portrayed the beloved coffee shop heroine. But before stepping into the role, Case got her start on General Hospital.
The Young and the Restless star Sharon Case I Tommaso Boddi/WireImage ‘The Young and the Restless’ star Sharon Case got her soap opera star on ‘General Hospital’
Before hitting it big on The Young and the Restless, Case was a model/dancer embarking on an acting career. At 17 years-old, she landed her first acting gig on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. Case played Dawn Winthrop, the long-lost daughter of Monica Quartermaine (Leslie Charleson).
While the role helped launch Case’s soap opera career, she admits she was scared. In an interview with The Locher Room, Case reflected on her time with the ABC drama. “That was frightening. I had not gone to acting school yet.
The Young and the Restless star Sharon Case I Tommaso Boddi/WireImage ‘The Young and the Restless’ star Sharon Case got her soap opera star on ‘General Hospital’
Before hitting it big on The Young and the Restless, Case was a model/dancer embarking on an acting career. At 17 years-old, she landed her first acting gig on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. Case played Dawn Winthrop, the long-lost daughter of Monica Quartermaine (Leslie Charleson).
While the role helped launch Case’s soap opera career, she admits she was scared. In an interview with The Locher Room, Case reflected on her time with the ABC drama. “That was frightening. I had not gone to acting school yet.
- 4/3/2023
- by Carol Cassada
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
“The Young and the Restless” star Sharon Case appeared in plenty of episode submissions at the 2017 Daytime Emmys, but unfortunately none of them were hers. She was the driving force of a baby-switch storyline that won a Supporting Actor Emmy for her on-screen husband at the time, Steve Burton, and that also earned nominations for supporting actresses Stacy Haiduk and Kelly Sullivan and younger actress Alyvia Alyn Lind. Case was featured in all of their Emmy reels, but she herself was snubbed for Best Actress. In fact, Case has never been nominated in the leading race despite almost a quarter-century on the top-rated CBS soap. Can she finally change that this year?
The character of Sharon Newman was created by “Y&R” in 1994 and was played briefly by Monica Potter and then Heidi Mark before Case assumed the role later that year and made it her own. She earned a...
The character of Sharon Newman was created by “Y&R” in 1994 and was played briefly by Monica Potter and then Heidi Mark before Case assumed the role later that year and made it her own. She earned a...
- 2/9/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
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